Football Preview: Kings Knights vs. Anderson Raptors
Kings and Anderson are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Kings Knights will head out to square off against the Anderson Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kings' defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Anderson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Kings beats Anderson with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Kings took down West Clermont 28-10 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Meanwhile, Anderson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lebanon 41-7 on the road. Given the Raptors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Warriors are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Durrell Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 108 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Justice Burnam was another key player, throwing for 296 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Anderson's defense and their five sacks. Alex Stanyard was especially locked on to Lebanon's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Kings' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Anderson, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Kings was taken down by Anderson 41-3 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Kings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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